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The month of March is for the girls. With NC recently situating itself at the No. 2 spot for women entrepreneurs, our state continues to situate itself as a hub for thriving female-owned enterprises.
In celebration of our local fab females, we’ve compiled a list of can’t-miss women-owned businesses in Raleigh across all sectors—from hospitality and retail to fitness, art and more. #YGG!
Food & Bev
Amorino Raleigh
137 E. Davie St.
Angus Barn
9401 Glenwood Ave.
Anise Pho
222 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 113
A Place at the Table
300 W. Hargett St., Ste. 50
Check out our coverage on APATT here.
Beasley’s Chicken + Honey
237 S. Wilmington St.
Check out our coverage on Beasley’s here & their 2021 25 Best Dishes coverage here.
Bitten Bakery
2116 New Bern Ave., Ste. H
Bittersweet
16 E. Martin St.
Bombshell Beer Company
120 Quantum Drive, Holly Springs
Bru’s Public House
5433 Wade Park Blvd., Ste. 100
Check out our coverage on Bru’s here
Captain Cookie and the Milkman
500 E. Davie St.
Centro
106 S. Wilmington St.
Cheeni Indian Food Emporium
1141 Falls River Ave.; 202 N. Corcoran St., Ste. 100, Durham
Check out our coverage here.
Clockwork
519 W. North St.
Crude Bitters/The Bittery
501 E. Davie St.
The Cupcake Shoppe Bakery
104 Glenwood Ave.
Curry in a Hurry
411 W. Morgan St.
Death & Taxes
105 W. Hargett St.
DICED
1028 Oberlin Road, Ste. 234; 1377 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary; 7157 O’Kelly Chapel Road, Cary
Donovan’s Dish
800 W. Williams St., Ste. 112, Apex
Dos Taquitos
6101 Glenwood Ave.
Dose Yoga & Smoothie Bar
415 N. Harrington St.
Check out our coverage on Dose Yoga here and its walk-up window here.
Drink
215 Glenwood Ave.
Element Plant-Based Gastropub
421 Fayetteville St.
Check out our coverage on Element here.
Escazu Chocolates
936 N. Blount St.
The Fiction Kitchen
2409 Crabtree Blvd., Ste. 100
Five Star
301 N. West St.
106 S. Wilmington St.
Geluna Gelato
111 East Chatham St., Ste. C
Hummingbird
1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Ste. 111
ItsAWrap
10970 Chapel Hill Road, Ste. 120, Morrisville
La Farm Bakery
Cary, multiple locations
Las Marias
1600 Ronald Drive
Layered Croissanterie
911 N. West St., Ste. 107
Little Blue Bakehouse
2116-H New Bern Ave.
Little Blue Macaron
2116 New Bern Ave., Ste. H
Mofu Shoppe
321 S. Blount St.
Oro Restaurant & Lounge
18 E. Martin St.
Poole’s Diner
426 S. McDowell St.
Check out their 2021 25 Best Dishes coverage here.
Poppyseed Market
8801 Lead Mine Road
Posh Nosh Catering
1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Ste. 135
Pure Vegan Cafe
8369 Creedmoor Road; 2812 Erwin Road, Ste. 104, Durham
Raleigh Brewing Company
3709 Neil St.
Raleigh Cheesy
3075 Medlin Drive
Raleigh Raw
7 W. Hargett St.
RBF, Your Authentic Champagne Bar
210 E. Chatham St., Ste. 10, Cary
Relish Craft Kitchen & Bourbon Bar
5625 Creedmoor Road
Slice Pie Company
1400 S. Saunders St.
Southern Sugar Bakery
4517 Lead Mine Road, Ste. B
Umbrella Dry Bar
14 W. Martin St.
Union Camp Collective
115 Old Williamson Road
Vita Vite
313 W. Hargett St.
Check out their 2021 Best Bars coverage here.
Vitis House
1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Ste. 115
Wilco
616 N. Person St.
Check out their 2021 Best Bars coverage here.
Wye Hill Kitchen & Brewing
201 S Boylan Ave.
The Yard Dog Park, Bar & Café
1115 W. Lenoir St.
Check out our coverage on The Yard here.
Yellow Dog Bread Company
219 E. Franklin St.
Retail
2 Girls Antiques & Estate Decor
5301 Hillsborough St.
Anne’s Apothecary
3812 Tarheel Drive
Check out our coverage on Anne’s Apothecary here
Bria’s Balloon Boutique
2601 Blue Coral Drive
Copperline Plant Co.
23 W. Hargett St.
Check out our coverage on Copperline here.
Corporate Incentive Products
2320 Lake Drive
Craft Habit Raleigh
2423 Crabtree Blvd.
Curate
15 W. Hargett St.
Deco Raleigh
207 S. Salisbury St.
Designed for Joy
517 W. Cabarrus St., Ste. A
Dress Raleigh
3528 Wade Ave.
Edge of Urge
215 E. Franklin St.
ELLA collective
8480 Honeycutt Road, Ste. 108A
Fifi and Talbot
300 W. Hargett St., Ste. 36
The Flourish Market
307 W. Martin St.
For Your Convenience
1700 Glenwood Ave.
Gathering Gallery
111 E. Hargett St., Ste. 100
Check out our coverage on Gathering Gallery here & the owner as 40s & Fearless here.
Grazin’ Gals
Check out our coverage on Grazin’ Gals as 40s & Fearless here.
Hartwell
620 W. South St.
Heir Raleigh
Check out our coverage here.
The Hemp Store
5801 Farm Well Road
Houseplant Hippie
Check out our coverage on Houseplant Hippie here & here.
House of Swank
3915 Beryl Road, Ste. 120
And check out our coverage of their podcast here.
Inspirations
8601 Glenwood Ave., Ste. O
Kenda Kist Jewelry
901 N. West St., Ste. 1
Liberation Station Bookstore
208 Fayetteville St., Ste. 201
Linda Ruth Dickinson
22 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 11A
M & M Tack Shop
615 Germantown Road
Monkee’s of Raleigh
4158 Main at North Hills St., Ste. 100
Pamut Apparel
436 N. Harrington St., Ste. 110
Paper Buzz
4209 Lassiter Mill Road, Ste. 125
The Pour House Record Shop
224 S. Blount St.
Pop-Up Raleigh
656 Maywood Ave.
Quercus Studio
201 S. Salisbury St.
Raleigh Vintage
18 Glenwood Ave.
Redhead Hemp
1809 Glenwood Ave., Ste. A
Revolver Consignment
610 Hillsborough St., Ste. 101
SerendiB workout apparel
Check out our coverage here & her art here.
TrunkShow
1526 Wake Forest Road
Ursipany
6325 Falls of Neuse Road, Ste. 5
Voda Boutique
4209 Lassiter Mill Road, Ste. 112
The Zen Succulent
123 Market St., Ste. B, Durham
Zzp Apothecary
Check out our coverage on Zzp Apothecary here.
Health & Fitness
110 Yoga
444 S. Blount St., Ste. 110
Barre-Up Raleigh
4224 Beryl Road, Ste. A
Current Wellness
219 S. East St.
Check out our coverage on Current Wellness here.
Dogwood Country Club
2431 Crabtree Blvd., Ste. 101
Dose Yoga & Smoothie Bar
415 N. Harrington St.
Check out our coverage on Dose Yoga here and its walk-up window here.
Glow Fitness
1924 Wake Forest Road
Heat Studios
400 Glenwood Ave.
Heights Pilates
330 Dupont Circle, Ste. 104
The Hemptender
590 E. Chatham St., Ste. 110, Cary; 1920 NC Highway 54, Ste. 50, Durham
Indigo Hot Yoga & Wellness Center
1028 Oberlin Road, Ste. 244
The Mega Workout
2330 Bale St., Ste. 104
Raleigh Pilates
2003 Fairview Road, Ste. B
Remedy Movement
2010 Hillsborough St.
Restore Hyper Wellness
Multiple locations
Check out our coverage on local franchisee Meri Clark as 40s & Fearless here.
YoBa Studio
5003 Falls of Neuse Road
YogaSix
621 Hillsborough St., Ste. 103; 5273 Sunset Lake Road, Holly Springs; 703 Meadowmont Village Circle, Chapel Hill
Yoga Soullective
309 1/2 W. Martin St.
Salons, Spas, Pets & Personal Care
Adara Spa
608 W. Peace St.
Alter EGO Salon and Blow Dry Bar
119 E. Hargett St.
aMANda’s Best Friend
702 N. Blount St.
Brow Bar Raleigh
3660 Capital Blvd.
Conspiracy Ink Tattoos
328 W. Morgan St., Ste. A
Joja Nails
201 S. West St.
The Lotus Spa
512 Saint Mary’s St.; 714 W. Jones St.
Loxxe on Jones
618 W. Jones St.
N Style Hair Designs
2233 Avent Ferry Road, Ste. 110
Nail Yeah!
432 Hill St.
Phantastic Nails & Spa
5910 Duraleigh Road, Ste. 121
Posh Hair Concepts
450 E. Davie St., Ste. 105
Salon Blu
Multiple locations
Salon RG
219 W. Millbrook Road, Ste. B
Salon Veritas
209 N. Boylan Ave.
Smoothe LLC
2210 E. Millbrook Road, Ste. 109
Tao Day Spa
2012 Fairview Road, Ste. B
Arts, Music & Dance
311 Gallery
311 W. Martin St.
ArtSource Fine Art & Framing
4421 Six Forks Road, Ste. 123
Bayleaf Market
11723 Six Forks Road
Charlotte Russell Contemporary
Cirque de Vol Studios
300 W. Hargett St., Ste. 40
Gallery C
540 N. Blount St.
Rebus Works
301-2 Kinsey St.
SerendiB artist, muralist, illustrationist
Check out our coverage here & her art here.
Tutu School Raleigh
709 Tucker St.
Services
BaySix
414 Dupont Circle
Blush Cowork
201 Shannon Oaks Circle, Cary
Catering Works
2319 Laurelbrook St.
Clairemont Communications
101 S. Bloodworth St.
Design by Tula
535 Hertford St.
Food Seen
5 W. Hargett St., Ste. 409
Joy Worthy Co.
131 S. Wilmington St.
The Maxwell
330 Gideon Creek Way
Sweet T Picnics
3915 Beryl Road
Lodging
Heights House Hotel
308 S. Boylan Ave.
Nonprofits & Philanthropy
The Diversity Movement
1730 Varsity Drive, Ste. 200
Check out our coverage on The Diversity Movement’s Jackie Ferguson & Shelley Willingham here.
Headbands of Hope
310 S. Harrington St.
Podcasts
Office Talk w/ Raleigh Magazine
*Have or know of a woman-owned small business in Raleigh that isn’t on the list? Good news! We update this list on a regular basis. Email annabeth@raleighmag.com.
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Hi guys! I know that you mainly focus on downtown, but Relish Craft Kitchen and Bourbon Bar is a woman owned restaurant. She also owns The Kitchen Table next door to Relish… we would love to be included in this list. Sharon May is the owner and has been involved in restaurants in the area for 40 years.
We cover all areas of Raleigh and will add Relish to the list! Thanks!
Crude Bitters and The Bittery is also 50% woman owned. (I’m the woman 😊)
Remedy movement on Hillsborough st. Is owned by Melissa Kakavas
Thanks, added!
Slingshot Coffee Co. and it’s new sister brand, Needs & Wants, is woman-owned, woman-founded and woman-led.
Thanks, added!
Hi,
I started M & M Tack Shop over 30 years ago. We are located near the NC State Fairgrounds, Carter-Finley Stadium and RBC Center.
I also employ 4 women full time and 5 women part time.
We sell horseback riding apparel and equipment.
Thanks, added!
I love that this list was complied but sadly, there are numerous women owned businesses that are missing here.
Please let us know what we missed and we will add them to the list!
Yoga Soullective on W Martin Street downtown is co-owned by two powerhouse female yogis! Definitely worth including them 😀
yogasoullective.com
Thanks, added you to our list!
Perhaps I missed it on the list, but Escazu Chocolate Shop is women owned.
Got it! Thanks!
Would love to get DICED on that list! They are a woman-owned fast-casual restaurant serving healthy salads, wraps, and bowls. Located at the Oberlin Ct Apartments in Raleigh, in addition to their two Cary locations 🙂
Thanks, added!
The Hemp Store Raleigh is also woman & minority owned. As well as Las Marias Mexican restaurant!
Thank you! Added both
Hello!
Dos Taquitos is a Latina woman owned restaurant. It was started by her parents in 1991 but was passed down to Pamela Salamanca in 2015.
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